perineal urethrostomy-anybody any experience of this?

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Dcat has had repeated urethral blockages(2 in the last year) which required catheterisation. Vet has said that if this keeps happening even with specialist diet he may need a perinatal urethrostomy, I was wondering if anybody has a cat who has had this done.

Yes, my cat had this done.

He started getting blockages at the age of 4 and needed to be catheterised several times. The specialist food kept him clear for nearly 7 years but then the blockages started up again.

The vet recommended the operation and the insurance company agreed to fund it. My cat was 11yrs old when he had the operation and it all went well. He's now 17yrs old and still going strong.

I chose not to have it done because our cat was getting old and his bloods were pretty poor.

ours is 8, otherwise healthy, it happened first when was about 18 months and has happened twice since November last year. We're going to see how he goes on a strict diet but if it happens again we will have to think about having it done